Ogle Hill Excavations 2015 Data Structure Report. SERF Report

Poller, T. (2015) Ogle Hill Excavations 2015 Data Structure Report. SERF Report. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

Abstract

As part of the SERF hillfort programme an excavation was carried out on Ogle Hill between 28th March and 18th April 2015. A long trench exposed the ramparts, showing the outer bank to have been a dump rampart. An outer ditch provided the material for the earthen core, which was supported by a timber palisade. Stone was incorporated in the upper layers and outer face, but no in situ facing survived. The middle bank was also a dump rampart, but in this case, bedrock cut pits were quarried and chipped stone and earth formed the core of this bank. The upper rampart survived only as a low stony bank, cutting an earlier charcoal and ash rich feature. A second trench explored a strong magnetic anomaly identified on the gradiometry survey, which turned out to be the remains of a Victorian summerhouse. The remains of the summerhouse consisted of a stone platform in which frequent nails were recovered, suggesting the walls and roof would have been timber.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Project Report)
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Poller, Dr Tessa
• Authors: Poller, T.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Archaeology
• Publisher: University of Glasgow